(A) The Code Official shall examine, or cause to be examined, all applications for permits within a reasonable time after filing. He or she shall cause the premises to be inspected within seven working days after filing. If premises are not inspected within the seven working days, then the permit and certificate of compliance shall be automatically issued without an inspection. If the premises are not in compliance with this code and all laws and ordinances applicable thereto, the Code Official shall provide the applicant with a list of defects that are not in compliance. Said defects shall be listed with as much specificity as possible. The owner or occupant of every dwelling unit and its premises will give the Code Official free access thereto, at a reasonable time, for the purpose of such inspection,
(B) There shall be no fee for the original inspection, or the first reinspection, if necessary. A reinspection shall be made within seven working days, from receipt of the written request, if not then the permit and certificate of compliance shall be automatically issued without a reinspection. If specific defects are found in the original inspection, the Code Official shall not require additional defects to be corrected that were discovered on a reinspection unless the new defects occurred after the original inspection. There shall be a fee of $50 for every reinspection after the first one.
(1999 Code, § 29-1-8)